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Glossy Ibis- Plegadis Falcinellus
Flocks of Glossy Ibis forage quite close together, advancing slowly as they probe a muddy area. This activity often attracts Snowy Egrets and other species of waders, which capture minnows and other prey moving away from the feeding ibis flocks.
Glossy Ibises nest in colonies, often among other species of ibis, heron, egret, or spoonbill. Colonial nesters have the advantage of many extra sets of eyes looking out for predators. Colonies might also be places where highly gregarious species like ibises can share information about the most productive foraging areas.
Glossy Ibis is a cosmopolitan species, also found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. In recent decades, its population in Spain has been increasing rapidly, probably helped by increased rice cultivation there. Glossy Ibises banded in Spain have turned up as far away as Barbados, having crossed the Atlantic—a remarkable feat but one that several species of heron and egret have managed as well.
The oldest recorded Glossy Ibis was at least 21 years old and lived in Virginia between 1971 and 1992.
One of my attempts at the "Macro Mondays" theme "Onion family".
Shot with a Noritsu "38-60 mm F 4-4.8" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
I have been spending some late afternoon, early evening time in a pretty secluded spot on the Lake - bugs of many kinds all over me - trying to locate the Pied-billed Grebe, and watching for any other activity. If one sits still enough, long enough, something is bound to happen…
These very young Wood Ducks ambled onshore and were completely oblivious to me, at least initially. The female with them stayed on the water in a supervisory capacity. Eventually a few of them noticed me, and I slowly brought up my camera while going from sitting to lying down, all in an effort not to spook them. The little photo bomber in the bottom right seemed full of beans, and they stayed for a couple of minutes, before re-entering the water.
There are often three or four sets of Wood Duck young on the water at this time of the year. I especially enjoyed the brief interaction with these ones as I had to misfortune to see a similarly-young duck caught by a Snapping Turtle a couple of weeks ago. Initially I didn’t understand the screaming and thrashing, but with binoculars I ended up figuring it out. It took a while to get that out of my head - I know predation is all around in natural settings, but that was a really unpleasant experience. These guys - who I know may suffer the same fate - cheered me up for the few minutes they were there.
Ziva David, NCIS Special Agent is very busy doing spring activities (bug searching) in the lower field with wheat plantation.
In Sallent de Gállego, most of the population is dedicated to activities related to tourism and/or livestock, so it is common to see cows or horses in the vicinity of the town, producing bucolic images like the one shown in the photograph.
En Sallent de Gállego la mayor parte de la población se dedica a actividades relacionadas con el turismo y/o la ganadería, por lo que resulta frecuente ver vacas o caballos en las inmediaciones del pueblo, produciendo estampas bucólicas como la que se muestra en la fotografía
RKO_3575. From the archives.
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CP 3002 leads the J21 south through Golden Valley as they approach the stop sign protected diamond that goes over the UP industrial lead. Still nice to see this GP38 roaming the rails.
three-shot sequence with one decent aurora shot from Monday night, Sept. 1, but I had to work to coax out some decent color. Also two exposures that reveal a lot of airplane, satellite and Augurid meteor shower activity in the northern sky. Fun evening with a quartet of astrophotographers, clear sky, pleasant temp. Purgtory Mountain overlook of the Blue Ridge Parkway above Buchanan, Va. c.2025 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
A few days ago we had the extremely rare opportunity to see the Northern Lights in The Netherlands with super strong solar activity. This photo was captured in the North along the coast of Den Oever. I had been wanting to capture the Aurora in my homeland since forever, and I am glad I finally did it!
Boiling mud pools and lakes are a feature of Kairua Park in Rotorua, NZ. Noted for these features plus geysers, and volcanic activity Rotorua is one of the top destinations for tourists visiting the country. A sulphur smell pervades the region
Are there extraterrestrials living among us on earth? What do they do? These are the type of questions humans have debated for ages, and after a weekend at Death Valley National Park, I believe I am ready to solve them. Speculate no more, as aliens are playful creatures who, it turns out, live in the mountains around The Racetrack Playa and come out every full moon to move around rocks.
Why you might ask, would aliens do this when there are so many things they could see and do on earth? The answer is simple: to mess with tourists. It’s probably a higher calling on their planets. As the legend goes, no one has ever seen these rocks in Death Valley National Park move. Nonsense. As the hit film Men in Black taught us, aliens have the power to erase our minds. Heck, there’s a good chance I saw aliens the night I took this photo. I don’t remember seeing them, but I cannot say definitively that I did not see them....
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195114 crosses the Kent Estuary with the 1627 Barrow to Manchester Airport on a grey spring day near Arnside.